ted1209

Thanks everyone for your input on this. I noted that Dr Spa always recommended Chlorine for cedar tubs, and suggested to avoid ozone. Given this I think I am going to go for it with the salt water + Chlorine generator and see what happens. My only question is if I should get an ionizer. My current thinking is no, just go with salt + chlorine generator as it’s unclear how helpful ionizer actually is and seems like another cost + maintenance item, but I wanted to see what you all think. Would an ionizer be worth the cost + maintenance?

I’m wondering if anyone has tried salt water + chlorine generator in a cedar hot tub. I’ve had a few sales people tell me that salt water will break down a cedar tub faster, but I’ve learned that hot tub advice from salespeople is all over the place. It seems cedar does fine in ocean water, which has 10x the salt concentration vs for chlorine generation. I love the idea of the more plug and play of chlorine generation, but am looking for other opinions. I am thinking of using this unit: https://www.controlomatic.com/chlorinegenerators/smarterspa/